Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 4520
116th Congress(2019-2020)
VA–SBA Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 10, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Aug 10, 2020
Latest Action
Aug 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4520
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Georgia
Republican
Arkansas
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
South Dakota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act or the VA-SBA Act

This bill transfers responsibility for verifying that a small business concern is owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran, for the purposes of eligibility for certain procurement programs, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Specifically, the bill transfers maintenance of the database of veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses to the SBA. For the purposes of procurement programs for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, the SBA must certify the status of such businesses, require their periodic recertification, and penalize any small business that misrepresents its status. Accordingly, the bill also abolishes the Center for Verification and Evaluation of the VA and transfers all of its functions to the SBA.

Text (1)
August 10, 2020
Actions (2)
08/10/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
08/10/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:16 PM